diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index 46bac9dc7..3de5cb151 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ consvar_t cv_translucency = CVAR_INIT ("translucency", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff,
 consvar_t cv_drawdist = CVAR_INIT ("drawdist", "Infinite", CV_SAVE, drawdist_cons_t, NULL);
 consvar_t cv_drawdist_nights = CVAR_INIT ("drawdist_nights", "2048", CV_SAVE, drawdist_cons_t, NULL);
 consvar_t cv_drawdist_precip = CVAR_INIT ("drawdist_precip", "1024", CV_SAVE, drawdist_precip_cons_t, NULL);
-consvar_t cv_fov = CVAR_INIT ("fov", "90", CV_SAVE|CV_FLOAT|CV_CALL, fov_cons_t, Fov_OnChange);
+consvar_t cv_fov = CVAR_INIT ("fov", "100", CV_SAVE|CV_FLOAT|CV_CALL, fov_cons_t, Fov_OnChange);
 consvar_t cv_fovchange = CVAR_INIT ("fovchange", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL);
 consvar_t cv_maxportals = CVAR_INIT ("maxportals", "2", CV_SAVE, maxportals_cons_t, NULL);